European Union

1)The European Union was created because European leaders after World War I and World War II decided that the only way to keep piece between Europe's countries was to join the two cheif belligerent countries {France and Germany} economically and physically.

2)The EU was formed in 2002 by the countries between the North Atlantic Ocean in the west and Ukraine, Russia, andBelarus in the east. On January 1, 1999 most of the European countries agreed to use the euro only some rejected this idea. For example the Uninted Kingdom kept the Pound.

3)The purpose of the EU is to keep piece between the European countries.

4)The EU benefits Europeans in that it stops wars {within the European countries} from happening and keeps miscomunication from happening.

Resorces:

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html